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north-carolina gazette vol 8 saturday oftober 12 1793 n 4 o 5 .) london gazette extraordi nary the guns and retire a paffage b c i nf r how ever discovered which went under ground irom the ditch into the work and no ene my appearing in the couuter-gmrd which immediately overlooks it to interrupt the workmen it was determined by his royal wighnefs to take advantage of the moment ihe odgment was made before day li Â£ ht ; and the troops are now i apprehend irt pcrfea fccur.t y . this l of the grea.er confe h uence s the horn-work i s found to be ftrongly mined and it rmut therefore m the common hne of operation h.ve re lols of men in courfe to have gained oof feffipn ot it meafures are taking with all goffiwc expedition to profit of trfis fuccef by ercding a battery f or the purpof of battering m breach the coumer guard ch 3 bctm ; ecn the and s body of the place felf to be highly pleafed with the gallantry and good condua of major general aber c 0 0 lo.?n co Â° nd ui * h and j^nah colo.el doyle â€ž well as with that which was fliewn by colonel langerke and lieu tenant colonel offney he condua of the other officers and that of the troops in general as well in regard to their difcipline and the order which they preferved as to the gallantry of their behaviour nnrits e veryedrnmendation lieutenant coioml count dietrickftem captains count sr landin and rhianglej o f the auftrian cct p s of engineers were attached to the left column and their condua is fpoken of by major-general abcrcrombie in terms of the ftrongeft approbation the attack of the fleche upon the right several oi the fcnemy were.kilied and twelve aken in the works 6rna parties made tneir way into the main ditch the croat upon the fide of mount an*in and st sauve carried fcveral de tacned works kiiied abour fifty of the ene my and took 32 prifoncrs major de drieberg commandant of the fecond battalion of hanoverian grenaders aava,ced w th a detachment frÂ«m briquet to the creft ot the glacis upon that fide where he remamedtiu day break kept up a fire upon the works and mace a lifeful diver lion lamenting the dreadful ccnfequcnceo of an obftin?cy for which you have no â€¢ longer any legitimate excuie cither military of political i muft tbferve to you that i our anfwer will irrevocably decide the fate of valenciennes you will not be admitted to capitulate after to-day f h*\l no lon eer liilen to any propofals and the town being taken by ftorm you k.iow too well the ter rible confequences it has to expfeft signed frede&ick whit e-h a l l july 3 ,. duke of yort commander in chief of the encgi:;g armies summons to the municipal y i fend you herewith a copy of what i have written to the commander of vour town and inform you that he wil expofe you to the mod dreadfu fate if he ftill periifts inhisrefufal to accept the offer of capitulation by which the honor of the garrifon and what remains of your property will be preferred you wijl owe this fate to an obitinac very ul under ftood as you mu be fenfible that in the prcfent circumftances you czn neither de fend the place nor expeel afllftance iu3 proclamation of the 21ft of june is a libel agaipft the armies now before your walls the reputation of thefe brave a-id weil di ciplined troops cannot fuffcr from his ca lumnies 5 but you have every thinw to fear from the vengeance of foldiers provoked by fuch publications it will not ! e in th power of the molt humane chief to fcreen you from it if you oblige ui to coineto thefe fextrernities ce upon your guard a^ainft rnfinuations by which you would facrifice all you pbltcfs to the in â– : of â– >-â– â– : pm 1 let thofs am ng you who are willing and a we t a<a for thebeft prevtnt by a pru dent relolution the devaftario and csr n.ige which would be tlv confeq^tence of a refiltance ufelcfi continued i\r a iz-.t days this day expired ycur commander vriil no longer be admitted to capitttlate if your town is taktn by ftorm it will be plundered and nothing can prevent the biaflacre of both foldiers and inhabitants m't this dreadful example which i w:ih you to avoid be a icflbn to other towns arid give to the inhabitants well inclined energy enough to avoid a tare which thofe ofyour's by an unpardonable wcaknefs expofe theraielves to fhare equally with the perverfe signed frederick duheof y rk commander i,i chief of the befieging armies general ferrand to frederick duice of ycrk commanding ih combined armies befieging valenciennes neither the cottftituted authorities mz garrifon nor mjfelf have been ab'e to ter minate the important object that you/vifhed for in the ictter which you did me the ho nor to write to me this morning the 26th inft refpceling the furrenrier at the place which i have the honor to co-nman !. captain calvert of the coldftream regiment of guards aid-decamp to his royal highncfs the duke of york ar rived this morning with difpatches front colonel sir james murray bart adjutant general in the fences under hfs royal high nefs's command to the right honorable henry dundas one of his majefty's princi pal fecretaries of ftate of which the follow ing are copies eftreux july 26 1793 sir i am happy to have the honor of infor ming you that laft night not only the at tacks of the covered horn-work and of the advanced fletche by st sauve were atten ded with fuccefs but that pofleffion hag been obtained of the horn-work itielf in which the troops are now completely cfta blifhed three attacks were formed ; one upon the falient angle of t.ie ravelin of the horn work one upon the falient angle of the half baftion upon the ri^ht and one upon he fleche nine hundred men were de ftined for each attack in each uf the two firfl an advanced giiard was formed of 150 men followed by jooi with the neceffary workmen and miners fupported by the rell of the column the troops employed on the attack upon the right were divided into three parts one of which turned the fleche to the right another to the left and the third advaaced in front 1 he column de ftined for the attack of the falient angle ef the ravelin was compofed of bri.ifh hanoverian and iicilian tfdbps the other 2 of auftrians one hundred and fifty men of the brigade of guards under the com mand of col leigh formed the advanced party they were followed by 150 men of the brigade of the line with an equal num ber of hanoverians commanded by lieut col doyle 150 hanoverians and 300 heflians compofed the reft of the column col lmgerkc of theheifians and lieut col ' tfney of the hanoverians command ed thefe troops a detachment of the com pany of artificers under captain sother iand accompanied this column and perfor raed the duty allotted to them with great activity and refolution this attack was commanded by major general abercrom bic the austrian lieutenant general er bach commanded the whole the total lofs of the combined troops up on this important occaf;on does not exceed 150 men and officers killed and wounded 1 encloje the return of the britioi the hanoverians had one man killed and fix wounded ; the heffians none â€¢ his royal highnefs regrets the lofs of a brave officer in enfign tollemache who was killed by a fhell in the third parrallel i enclofe the copies of the fummons fcrit by his royal highnefs this morning to the town v/ith the utters which have afterwards patied thefe give a reafonable ground for hope that the liege will noc be of much longer continuance tfre fnringing of the globes of compref fijon was tke agnal for the attack of thefe there were three ; one towards the falicnt angle of the ravelin ; one towards that of the half bailicn upon the right ; and one betwixt thefe two â€” they were fprung at hort intervals from one another j the firft at nine o'clock the two columns on the left advanced with the utinoft alacrity rufhing out from the fap which had been carried the preceding nights to within a fmall diitance of the creft of the glacis the enemy were almoft inftantaneoufly driven from the covered way they aban doned the horn work and as it afterwards appeared all the out works of the place the miners descended into the ditch 3nd got poflefiicn of thole of the enemy's mines which had ecciped the effects of the globes pf comprellion thefe were fou d loaded and feveral of the miners were taken one fcrtrefs was fprung but happily without occafioninj any loi's the horn work was entered by the gorge the probability of this had been fcrefcen ; but ir was reckon ed unlcfs to attempt a lodgment want of proper communication ; and indeed nearly impofiible to effect it the original orders given for this cafe were therefore to fpike summons to the commander we demand of you ti 3 delay of twenty four hours to take ira date from the rime that i addr-fs to you this demand if this is a greeable to you you troops and mine ihnll each of them refpe^-ivciy remain at the polls which belong to them without ar.7 other communication than by trumpets ifyouqonfent to tins the firing hall ceafe 0:1 each fitie until the time of the delay a bow demanded ihall have expired valenciennes fix o'clock in the evening 26th of july 1 93 id of the fr r ' poull vaxes ferran f mayor general of the divih\;n commander in chief lanau prefident of debate the wifti to prevent ai much as poffible irremediable misfortune was the motive of the propofal i made to you on the 14th of june either you thought yourfdf able etfe&ually to refill our attacks or flattered yourfelf with the hopes of alfiftance and did not iitten to it but now that both thefc errors are dcitroyed i offer you from the fame motives of humanity a capitulation which will lave your honor and what re mains of their property to the unfortunate victims of your ohftinacy are you deter mined to force us by the neceflity of war compleat'y to deitroy a beautiful town or will you prcfervc what has hithÂ«:o ei'ca pcdl second letter from his royal hi-rhnefs ths duke-of york to general ferrand

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north-carolina gazette vol 8 saturday oftober 12 1793 n 4 o 5 .) london gazette extraordi nary the guns and retire a paffage b c i nf r how ever discovered which went under ground irom the ditch into the work and no ene my appearing in the couuter-gmrd which immediately overlooks it to interrupt the workmen it was determined by his royal wighnefs to take advantage of the moment ihe odgment was made before day li Â£ ht ; and the troops are now i apprehend irt pcrfea fccur.t y . this l of the grea.er confe h uence s the horn-work i s found to be ftrongly mined and it rmut therefore m the common hne of operation h.ve re lols of men in courfe to have gained oof feffipn ot it meafures are taking with all goffiwc expedition to profit of trfis fuccef by ercding a battery f or the purpof of battering m breach the coumer guard ch 3 bctm ; ecn the and s body of the place felf to be highly pleafed with the gallantry and good condua of major general aber c 0 0 lo.?n co Â° nd ui * h and j^nah colo.el doyle â€ž well as with that which was fliewn by colonel langerke and lieu tenant colonel offney he condua of the other officers and that of the troops in general as well in regard to their difcipline and the order which they preferved as to the gallantry of their behaviour nnrits e veryedrnmendation lieutenant coioml count dietrickftem captains count sr landin and rhianglej o f the auftrian cct p s of engineers were attached to the left column and their condua is fpoken of by major-general abcrcrombie in terms of the ftrongeft approbation the attack of the fleche upon the right several oi the fcnemy were.kilied and twelve aken in the works 6rna parties made tneir way into the main ditch the croat upon the fide of mount an*in and st sauve carried fcveral de tacned works kiiied abour fifty of the ene my and took 32 prifoncrs major de drieberg commandant of the fecond battalion of hanoverian grenaders aava,ced w th a detachment frÂ«m briquet to the creft ot the glacis upon that fide where he remamedtiu day break kept up a fire upon the works and mace a lifeful diver lion lamenting the dreadful ccnfequcnceo of an obftin?cy for which you have no â€¢ longer any legitimate excuie cither military of political i muft tbferve to you that i our anfwer will irrevocably decide the fate of valenciennes you will not be admitted to capitulate after to-day f h*\l no lon eer liilen to any propofals and the town being taken by ftorm you k.iow too well the ter rible confequences it has to expfeft signed frede&ick whit e-h a l l july 3 ,. duke of yort commander in chief of the encgi:;g armies summons to the municipal y i fend you herewith a copy of what i have written to the commander of vour town and inform you that he wil expofe you to the mod dreadfu fate if he ftill periifts inhisrefufal to accept the offer of capitulation by which the honor of the garrifon and what remains of your property will be preferred you wijl owe this fate to an obitinac very ul under ftood as you mu be fenfible that in the prcfent circumftances you czn neither de fend the place nor expeel afllftance iu3 proclamation of the 21ft of june is a libel agaipft the armies now before your walls the reputation of thefe brave a-id weil di ciplined troops cannot fuffcr from his ca lumnies 5 but you have every thinw to fear from the vengeance of foldiers provoked by fuch publications it will not ! e in th power of the molt humane chief to fcreen you from it if you oblige ui to coineto thefe fextrernities ce upon your guard a^ainft rnfinuations by which you would facrifice all you pbltcfs to the in â– : of â– >-â– â– : pm 1 let thofs am ng you who are willing and a we t a